A focus solely on near-term GDP overlooks what’s being attempted.
Infrastructure, Housing & Transportation
Posted inTransportation
Tesla’s ‘Self-Driving’ System Never Should Have Been Allowed on the Road
Elon Musk’s automatic driving technology seems to be roughly an order of magnitude more deadly than human drivers.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Congress Short-Circuits the Electric Grid
It’s bad enough not to get a clean debt bill, but it’s worse to impede electric transmission issues as part of the bargain.
Posted inTransportation
Getting Across Baltimore
Gov. Wes Moore’s credibility in the largest city in Maryland rides on building a light-rail line long blocked by racist fears.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Rahm Emanuel’s Gas Pipeline
The Biden administration is promoting a new liquefied natural gas complex on the Pacific Coast, with expanded subsidies from the bipartisan infrastructure bill and Inflation Reduction Act.
Posted inTAP
A Great Week for American Labor
Today on TAP: Doctors in Philly and auto (well, actually, bus) workers in rural Georgia both go union big-time.
Posted inHousing
Economists Hate Rent Control. Here’s Why They’re Wrong.
Half of Americans, namely homeowners, already have rent control. It’s time to expand it to everyone.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Crackdown on Predatory Green Loans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed rules forcing a program that offers loans for energy efficiency upgrades to confirm a borrower’s ability to repay.
Posted inHousing
New York Considers Community Land Trusts
Nonprofit developers are working to get first dibs on transforming multifamily housing developments into real options for rent-burdened New Yorkers.
Posted inHousing
Downtown Rebound
Transforming office-centric big-city downtowns into vibrant residential neighborhoods is no easy task.
